English: Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove 

Russian: Сизый голубь
Mongolian: Хөхвөр тагтаа
German: Felsentaube
French: Pigeon biset
Japanese:  カワラバト/ドバト (Kawara-bato/Do-bato)

Body length: 29-35 cm
Wing Span: 60-71 cm

Resident breeder
Breeding season: April-July

Egg number: 2 (occasionally 1)
Egg colour: Slightly glossy white.
Brood: 1-2 per year

Global status: Least Concern
Regional Status: Least Concern

Food: Seeds of a variety of plants, waste material in towns.

Habitat: Wild breeding pairs breed in caves and crevices of high rocks, cliffs, gorges or rocky outcrops.  Domesticated forms breed on ledges or in man-made structures. They nest on ledges or in holes, often well inside, in almost pitch black situations. The nest is sparsely layered with stems, roots, twigs and pieces of wire.